He says: I thought it might be pretty cool to copy an entire blog and then check out what someone’s actual tag cloud was…. Once I generated each person’s cloud, I’d note their top ten words, and place them next to their picture…. In the same post, Sam says this about me: No surprise that the word “enterprise” emerged for Dennis…. I can’t imagine the amount of work that went into extracting all this data but it is interesting to see yourself ‘boiled down’ in this way. As Rabbie Burns (I think) said: I wish the Laird the gift he gee’us To see oorsel’s as ithers see us …or some such…. He’s working out how to engage certain people and provoke certain thoughts as part of a subtle brand building exercise…. It’s a very smart move on his part because it gets attention, and for all the right reasons…. That’s always a worrying prospect, especially when you’ve no idea what the other person might say or do.
